People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 290 Moving to the South
In Mianzhu, Liu Yan hadn't received the news yet, so he didn't know that Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass had fallen, but after Pang Xi was driven away by Liu Biao, he came back without stopping.

Hearing Pang Xi's return, Liu Yan was overjoyed and immediately received Pang Xi, but then Liu Yan was furious:
"What, Liu Biao didn't want to send troops, and he asked me to beg for surrender, bow my head, and give in, and then he sent someone to make peace, why didn't he send someone to collect my body?"

Pang Xi also felt aggrieved that Liu Biao was just a mediocre person, yet he was able to sit in Jingzhou, and sooner or later he would be captured and killed by others.

But at this time, Yizhou was already in danger, so Pang Xi could only persuade him:
"Ming Gong, on the way back, when I crossed Linjiang and Pingdu, I heard that the Hanchang area in the north of Berkshire was violently attacked by the enemy. This is not the way to go. If Berkshire is lost, we will be completely trapped in Yizhou, and there will be no more channels to communicate with the Central Plains!"

Hearing this, Liu Yan gradually calmed down and began to think over the pros and cons. Although he still has [-] Dongzhou soldiers in his hand, it is already his last card to protect himself and maintain authority.

In Yizhou, he did not receive the unanimous support of local forces, and even serious conflicts broke out in order to fight for power and profit.

If they can help me, how difficult it is to gather hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
Thinking of this, Liu Yanwan was enlightened. Now that Li Yao's army is overwhelming, as long as he can resist to the end, let go of some grudges and sacrifice some interests, it is not impossible.

Immediately Liu Yan stood up straight, regained his confidence, then looked at Pang Xi and said loudly:

"Guangzu wait a moment, come here, go and invite Mao'an, I have already thought of a plan, but I need you to check for omissions and fill in the vacancies!"

Hearing this, Pang Xi could only wait. Not long after, Dong Fu came before the two of them. Ever since Pang Xi came back, he wanted to see Liu Yan and begged to see Pang Xi. After all, it was his plan to contact Liu Biao to jointly send troops to resist.

When Liu Yan saw Dong Fu coming over, he asked Pang Xi to tell Pang Xi that Liu Biao was not willing to send troops, and persuaded himself to beg for surrender, bowed his head, subdued, and said it again.

Dong Fu was dumbfounded after hearing this, Liu Biao didn't help the brothers of the same clan, but instead helped the rebels, even if he occupied the righteousness of the court and the righteousness of the emperor, but now everyone knows that Li Yao controls the court and the emperor, and he is the mastermind behind everything.

I lost my mind for a moment, so I saluted and tentatively asked:
"What is Minggong's plan now?"

When Liu Yan heard this, deep meaning appeared in his eyes, and he looked at Dong Fu and said solemnly:

"Mao'an, now in Yizhou, there are great enemies from outside. It's time to unite as one. I want to move south to Chengdu, gather troops, and fight with all my strength. What do you think?"

When Liu Yan came to Yizhou, why did he decide to rule in Mianzhu? It was to gain a certain degree of autonomy. If he really went to Shu County and Chengdu, he would definitely fall into a passive situation and might be decentralized or even evaded.

Now that he moved south to Chengdu, he bowed his head and was willing to let go of his hatred and give up his power. As long as the local forces are willing to help, he is willing to help.

But when Dong Fu heard this, his eyes widened, and there was a flash of anxiety in it. He urged Liu Yan to come to Yizhou and Mianzhu, because he was from Yizhou and Mianzhu, and he could control the power to the greatest extent when he came here.

But if he went to Shu County and Chengdu, even if he had Liu Yan's trust, it would be impossible for him to win over those local forces and local families.

At this time, it is indeed the most correct to unite internally to deal with external enemies, but it is not so good for Dong Fu.

So he spoke, trying to persuade:
"Minggong think twice, Minggong has been in Mianzhu for a long time, if he moves south at this time, those soldiers in the front, those local officials, will be discouraged, even discouraged, and then the enemy will take advantage of the vacancy, wouldn't it be a small loss!"

This is also a fact. Once they move south to Chengdu, the morale of the frontline troops and the local people will be shaken, which will inevitably be irreversible.

Liu Yan frowned, how could he not know the reason, but at this moment, he bowed his head when he should, and subdued when he should be softened, but it was not to Li Yao, but to the aristocratic family in Sichuan.

If Dong Fu understood his intentions, he would help him solve his worries, so he pushed back and forth, but he just pretended to be confused.

At least for now, Dong Fu is still Liu Yan's most important right-hand man. He didn't expect that at this time, Dong Fu would also sing against him.

Liu Yan gradually felt disgusted, and wanted to say something, when suddenly there was a commotion outside:

"Urgent military situation, urgent military situation..."

Liu Yan's heart trembled, Dong Fu and Pang Xi were the same, Liu Yan hurriedly let people in.

After ordering the soldiers to come in, they knelt on the ground with a mournful face, saluted heavily and said:
"Baishui pass is lost, Jiameng pass is lost, and now the enemy army has reached Jiange!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole room seemed to be dead silent, Liu Yan was full of disbelief, how could his Baishui Pass and his Jiameng Pass be lost so quickly.

Baishuiguan, Jiamengguan, and the gates of Shuzhong, Jiange, are already the gates of life in Shuzhong. If you lose the gate, you will not die, but if you lose the gate of life, you will be completely finished.

Dong Fu was about to go crazy, so he persuaded Liu Yan not to move south easily, why Baishui Pass, and Jiameng Pass, if they were lost, they would lose it, so he quickly got up, pointed to the ordering soldier and asked:

"Don't talk nonsense. Baishuiguan and Jiamengguan are natural dangers. If you lose them, you will lose them. It must be done carefully. Please order Ming Gong to punish them immediately!"

The messenger was shocked when he heard the words, knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice, and then began to defend frantically:
"I'm wronged. I heard that General Gao Pei defected to the enemy, opened the gate of Baishui Pass, and lied to open the gate of Jiameng Pass. This caused the two passes to be breached one after another within a day!"

Liu Yan almost fainted from anger, his face was ferocious, and he roared sharply:

"Come on, go and tie up Gao Pei's family, put him in prison, and torture him severely. It's hateful, really hateful!"

Outside the room, someone immediately responded loudly:
"Follow the order!"

Then there was only the sound of footsteps.

Liu Yan paced back and forth, a little flustered in his heart, now there was only Jiange left between him and the enemy.

After a while, he gave Dong Fu a hard look, then turned to look at Pang Xi and said:

"Guangzu, I need to trouble you to make another trip. Take my fourth son, Ji Yu, to Chengdu and pay a good visit to the local rich and powerful families, such as the Zhang brothers, Zhang Su, and Zhang Song. I want to enlist them, but I can't get away now, so let my four sons go with you. Such a talented person should not be reused.

Pang Xi's heart was shocked when he heard the words, but he clasped his hands and replied:

"Follow the order!"

Dong Fu felt bitter in his heart, his good days are coming to an end, and it will be a matter of time before he will be liquidated.

(End of this chapter)